Former UNLV basketball star Glen Gondrezick, who played on the school’s first Final Four team, will be honored posthumously by the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame.
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Former NASCAR driver Brendan Gaughan of Las Vegas was honored Thursday during the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame ceremony.
Aviators broadcaster Russ Langer had given up on meeting his boyhood hero, former Baltimore Orioles star Boog Powell, before Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer helped make it happen.
Former Cy Young winner Frank Viola was ejected for arguing with — or at least about — robot umpire in its 2019 independent baseball debut.
The Automated Ball-Strike era at Las Vegas Ballpark began Tuesday night, even if nobody in the crowd of 6,752 seemed to notice during the Aviators’ game.
After 24 years of trying, car owner Sam Schmidt of Henderson said this might be his best chance to win the prestigious Indianapolis 500. He has three cars in Sunday’s race.
Las Vegas attorney Marc Risman has three clients in Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, including Scott Dixon, the betting favorite who will start on the pole.
The Lights’ game Friday at Cashman Field has been dubbed $1 Juice Night with Jose Canseco. The former MLB slugger will participate in a home run hitting contest at halftime.
The Experimental Automated Ball and Strike System will be utilized during the Aviators’ homestand in late May against the Sacramento River Cats.
An unflattering portrayal in the HBO series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” turns into a blessing in disguise for Las Vegas resident Spencer Haywood.
Three high school classes will get to play at the home of the Aviators during the upcoming state high school baseball tournaments.
Former Liberty High School pitcher Dawson Beard was the starter in a junior college game in which the opposing pitcher viciously tackled a batter after allowing a homer.
ESPN was still showing men’s slow-pitch softball games in 1980 when it had the novel idea to televise the NFL draft for the first time.
VGK minority owners obtained Mike Bossy’s 50 goals in 50 game puck in an auction so its proper owner could have it back.
Las Vegas resident and former Milwaukee Brewers slugger Eric Thames is trying to make it back to the majors at age 35.